Oxford Basic American Dictionary полностью

— Look at uphill , downhill .

hill • y / ' hili / adjective ( hill . i .er , hill i est )

Our neighborhood is very hilly.

him © / him / pronoun (plural them / 6эш ; 6em / ) a word that shows a man or boy Where's Andy? I can't see him. I spoke to him yesterday.

him .self © / him ' self / pronoun

( plural them . selves / 6эш' selvz / )

a word that shows the same man or boy that you have just talked about

Paul looked at himself in the mirror.

a word that makes "he" stronger Did he make this cake himself?

by himself

without other people

Dad went running by himself. —SYNONYM alone

without help

He did it by himself.

hin • der / ' ь^эг / verb

( hin . ders , hin . der . ing , hin . dered )

to make it more difficult to do something Teachers are hindered by a lack of resources.

Hin • du / hindu / noun [ count ]

( religion ) a person who follows the religion of Hinduism

Hin • du adjective

Hindu beliefs

Hin • du • ism / ' hindu^m / noun [ noncount ]

( religion ) the main religion of India

hinge / hind3 / noun [ count ]

a piece of metal that joins a lid to a box or a door to a frame so that you can open and close it

hint1 / hint / noun [ count ]

something that you say, but not in a direct way

Sam keeps dropping hints (= making hints ) about wanting a bike for his birthday.

a piece of advice or useful information helpful hints about how to lose weight

a small amount of something There's a hint of garlic in the soup.

hint 2 / hint / verb ( hints , hint . ing , hint . ed )

to say something, but not in a direct way Sarah hinted that she might be leaving.

hip / hip / noun [ count ]

the place where your leg joins the side of your body

— Look at the picture at body .

hip-hop / ' hip hap / noun [ noncount ]

( music ) a type of dance music with spoken words and a strong beat, played on electronic instruments

—Look at rap .

hip • pie ( also hippy ) / ' hipi/ noun [ count ] ( plural hip . pies )

a person from the 1960s or 1970s who was against war and often had long hair and wore clothes with bright colors

hip • po • pot • a • mus / ihiiv'pabims / noun [count] ( plural

hip . po . pot . a mus . es or hip . po . pot . a . mi

/ ^фэ ' patamai / ) ( also informal hip . po

/ hipou / )

a large African animal that has thick skin and lives near water

hire О / ' harar / verb ( lires , hir . in? , lired )

to give someone a job

We hired a new salesperson for the northeast region. They hired an architect to design their new house.

his 1 Ф / hiz/ adjective

of or belonging to the man or boy that you have just talked about

John came with his sister. He hurt his arm.

his 2 / hiz / pronoun

something that belongs to him Are these books yours or his?

His • pan • ic / hi sprenik / adjective

connected with or coming from a place where Spanish is spoken, especially Latin America Miami has a large Hispanic population.

His • pan • ic noun [ count ]

the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court

hiss / his / verb ( hiss es , hiss ing , hissed )

to make a noise like a very long "s" The cat hissed at me.

hiss noun [ count ] ( plural hiss .es )

the hiss of steam

his • to • ri • an / hi'storian / noun [ count ]

( history ) a person who knows a lot about history his • tor • ic / hi ' storik / adjective

( history ) important in history

It was a historic moment when man first walked on the moon.

his • tor • i • cal / hi ' storikl / adjective